Preparation: 6h15 - Cooking: 20 min Chettinad karamani kara kuzhambu is a spicy and tangy South Indian style curry using black eyed peas. This kara kuzhambu has black eyed peas / lobia in a tangy tamarind gravy with spices and coconut. Chettinad cuisine has some of the most flavorful and...

South Indian breakfast goes for many varieties of healthy and super filling dishes, one among those famous breakfast dish is softy Idlies. Idly batter is definitely very handy, after fermentation the first day you can make soft idlies, after two or three...

This is a very simple and quick dish prepared with black eyed bean. Black eyed bean is know as "karamani" in Tamil and "lobia" in Hindi. It is a very delicious, nutritious and protein packed dish which goes well not only with chapati and parathas but also...

After my post on Black Sesame Ice Cream, here comes my Black Sesame Chia Seed Snowskin Mooncakes. This is my first attempt using the KCT premix snowskin mooncake flour and the mooncakes turned out soft. The dough being not oily was easy to handle as well....

It was sometime back that I saw this recipe in a magazine.It sounded great and filling too.It was like Dal makhani but I tried to incorporate my own feel to it and made some alterations.I didn’t add onions and garlic and it tasted too well without it.I...

连续三个帖子都是月饼,显了，但是好消息是这是最後一批的月饼了，哈哈！ I know I know, this is my third consecutive mooncake posting, I actually feel bored already but the good news is it is also my last mooncake posting, hehe. 这是最丑的一批月饼。月饼旁边有点裂开，出来的pattern不是很明显，就连脱模也不是很顺利。还有的是那些黑芝麻泥蛮湿软的，很难把它包起来，最後必须先把它们冻结一下，要用时才拿一粒出来的情况下才可以把它们顺力的包起来。至於口味方面却是我最喜欢吃的一个。...

Pandan Snow Skin or Ping Pei Mooncakes are one of my favourite in the ping pei range of mooncakes. This time I added in some black sesame seeds to it. I dare not take the plunge to toss in more sesame seeds as I was afraid that the tiny black dots will...

Idli is a traditional breakfast in south Indian households. As per wiki, idli is a savory cake of South Indian origin that is popular throughout India. These cakes are usually two to three inches in diameter and are made by steaming a batter consisting...

C hettinad is a region of the Sivaganga district of southern Tamil Nadu state in India. Chettinad cuisine is one of the spiciest and the most aromatic in India. Chettinad delicacies are well-known world wide for the spicy Chettinad masala. B lack pepper...

Last week one of my uncles was here from Nairobi to attend the wedding in the family. As he was staying with us Roshan and I decided to prepare some traditional Mangalorean dishes as it is not very often that he gets to eat it where he lives. We decided...

Preparation: 5 min - Cooking: 2 min 'Ulutham Paruppu or Uluntham paruppu' are the names to call Urad dal in Tamil. Urad dal is a very healthy pulse widely used in India. Ulutham paruppu sadham is a very famous Tirunelveli recipe. Urad dal should be added for kids and teenage girls exclusively....

This ham and black bean soup is a favorite at my house. I always make it when I have ham leftover or even frozen ham that I need to use. We like it with cornbread muffins. Soup is one of my favorite things and I usually have it for lunch. 2 – 3 cups ham,...

B lack glutinous rice chiffon cake has been on my 'to-do' list for quite a while. Well, I finally managed to make it using a recipe from Anncoo Journal but have adjusted the recipe to fit my 23 cm chiffon pan. Please continue reading >>

Today, I am sharing another curry which can be served with rice. It is made with black eyed beans, raw mangoes and durmsticks. It is called ozhicurry because it is a curry which can be served with rice. This curry is very easy to make, healthy and the addition...

Urad dal vada / vadai / vade is a speciality from South India, made with split black grams / urad dal / uddina bele / udada dal. To prepare this vada, the soaked split black gram is ground to paste without adding much water to make a smooth and thick paste,...

I first saw Helena made this Steamed Black Eye Bean Cake ( 五香眉豆糕) late last year and Cass also posted hers before the Chinese New Year. Since both talented bloggers commented that this Chinese snack tasted like the steamed yam cake, I too can't wait to...